The 6 breakout Republican stars of 2018

The 6 breakout Republican stars of 2018

Candace Owens is the director of communications at Turning Point USA, a right-wing student activist organization known for its support for President Donald Trump.

Owens, 29, gained a lot of attention in 2018 for promoting conspiracy theories, appearing frequently on Fox News and other conservative media outlets, and for the meeting between Trump and Kanye West.

West had engaged with and praised Owens, but ultimately distanced himself from her and the “Blexit” movement that she helped orchestrate to guide black Americans away from the Democratic Party. Owens later apologized to West, but remains a prominent figure on the right and within conservative media.